This study is the story of the local Civil Rights Movement and race relations in Atlanta, Georgia from 1946 to 1981. Most examinations of the Civil Rights Movement have been written from a national perspective. These studies have presented local African American protest movements as part of a national campaign for civil rights that lasted approximately from 1955, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, to 1968, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In this context, demonstrations in Montgom...

The Oxford Handbook of Baptist Studies presents various areas of Baptist life and thought, both historically and in the present, while offering reflections on the nature of Baptist Studies as an academic discipline. The volume is organized in four parts. The first traces the development of Baptist churches in the centuries since the first Baptist church in 1609, up to the present day when Baptists are a major Protestant denomination in over 134 countries. New studies track the gro...

This fine collection of vintage mysteries from the pulp magazines presents 13 tales sure to thrill the armchair detective. Included are:HANDS OF DOOM, by David H. KellerEVIDENCE, by Murray LeinsterTHE DRUMS OF DEATH, by J. Allan DunnHAIR OF THE CAT, by Robert TurnerHELL’S SIPHON, by George Harmon CoxeDIBBLE DABBLES IN DEATH, by David Wright O’BrienCLOSE TO MY HEART, by Chester S. GeierTHE RAG-TAG GIRL, by Norbert DavisMASTER O...

Religion mattered to the prehistoric Southwestern people, just as it matters to their descendents today. Examining the role of religion can help to explain architecture, pottery, agriculture, even commerce. But archaeologists have only recently developed the theoretical and methodological tools with which to study this topic. Religion in the Prehispanic Southwest marks the first book-length study of prehistoric religion in the region. Drawing on a rich array of empirical approaches, the co...

The North American Jules Verne Society is pleased to present its first-ever anthology of short stories, written by a select group of modern authors, inspired by classics like Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days, and other novels and stories by the 19th-century master of “Extraordinary Voyages,” Jules Verne.The collection includes the following stories:Joseph S. Walker: “The Do...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.If you've always wanted financial freedom but living paycheck to paycheck feels like a life sentence, then keep reading…Are you sick and tired of watching your hard-earned cash vanish before the month is even over? Have you tried restrictive budgets and complex spreadsheets but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks? You see, building lasting wealth doesn't have to be difficult. Even if you've failed at...

The 34th Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine contains:Fiction:A VERY CURIOUS OCCUPATION, by Paula HammondMINERVA JAMES AND THE GODS OF SLEEP AND DEATH, by Mark BruceTHE SURGEON’S SWINDLE, by Jeffrey A. LockwoodHIDING, by Jenna WeartTHE MONSTER’S BLOOD, by David AfshariradTHE ONE I LEFT BEHIND, by Hal CharlesTHAT MEDIEVAL TOUCH, by Pete BarnstromSNIFFING OUT THE PROBLEM, by Laird LongX MARKS THE S...

In The American Military Tradition historians John M. Carroll and Colin F. Baxter gather an esteemed group of military historians to explore the pivotal issues and themes in American warfare from the Colonial era to the present conflict in Iraq. From the reliance on militia and the Minutemen of the American Revolution to the all-volunteer specialized troops of today, these twelve essays analyze the continuities and changes in the conduct of war over the past three centuries. In this comple...

In the shadowed halls beneath Houston, a circle of gifted psychics holds a secret: the world hums with unseen harmonies—but not all echoes are benign.When a European collider experiment goes catastrophically wrong, latent psychic frequencies erupt in violent resonance. Instruments melt. Scientists collapse under shared visions. And a beam turns into a psychic railgun capable of unraveling the weather across an entire continent.This is the fertile ground for a psychi...

Among pivotal historical moments in the United States, the civil rights movement stands out. In Where the Sacred and Secular Harmonize: Birmingham Mass Meeting Rhetoric and the Prophetic Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, David G. Holmes offers an original rhetorical analysis of six speeches delivered during the 1963 civil rights campaign in Birmingham, Alabama. Holmes frames his analysis within the biblical concept of prophecy. However, he stresses the idea of prophecy as sociopolitical...

A practical, step-by-step approach to fundraising programs and systems that can help your synagogue achieve growth and sustainability. Outlines ways to create excitement about new models of fundraising, set up a comprehensive development program, train volunteers and staff, and find and engage current and prospective donors.

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the shadowed halls beneath Houston, a circle of gifted psychics holds a secret: the world hums with unseen harmonies—but not all echoes are benign.When a European collider experiment goes catastrophically wrong, latent psychic frequencies erupt in violent resonance. Instruments melt. Scientists collapse under shared visions. And a beam turns into a psychic railgun capable of unraveling the weather across an e...